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Camper XL

How tall are you using they XL? In trying to decide between the camper and the XL. I'm 5'9 and only really have experience with a bed sheet hammock. Don't know it's width but I love the fact that I can wrap the sides over me and cocoon myself. Do any of you use the XL for camping and ever find the sides to be too large? Weight is not an issue as it will be used for cycle tours. Also how small does t pack down to?

How tall are you using they XL? In trying to decide between the camper and the XL. I'm 5'9 and only really have experience with a bed sheet hammock. Don't know it's width but I love the fact that I can wrap the sides over me and cocoon myself. Do any of you use the XL for camping and ever find the sides to be too large? Weight is not an issue as it will be used for cycle tours. Also how small does t pack down to?

Man you can cocoon yourself ib the XL with no problems. I am only 5'7" but love the wider hammocks because I can lay on my sides and still be flat...

Appreciate your pm and reply to this post. Another question I have. Could you go into a little more detail on knottymod?

I will give it a shot but won't promise that it will be clear...
It is when they add a length of shock cord on the head end and foot ends of the hammock. The are on the opposite sides of each other on the outside hem of the hammock. You can adjust them where it pulls the slack out of the sides of the hammock and forms a pocket like area at your foot end and head end of the hammock. It also helps to hold your TQ and pillows in your hammock when you get in and out..
I will throw the XL back up to take pics to better explain what I mean...

This what it normally looks like with just a sleeping bag
Knotty Mod
Here is the XL with the knotty mod cinched up with just the sleeping bag
It forms a pocket like area to help you get into the sweet spot..